PSS-10 Perceived Stress Scale

• Scoring: The PSS-10 has 10 questions, each scored 0-4 (total range 0-40). Questions 4, 5, 7, and 8 are positively worded, so their scores are reversed or reverse-coded (e.g., 0 becomes 4, 1 becomes 3, etc.) before adding to the total. So that means if you leave all of the values at 0 the test will find you to be moderately stressed because you gave low scores for the positive questions.


• Score Interpretation:
  
  
• 0-13: Low stress


• 14-26: Moderate stress


• 27-40: High perceived stress These thresholds are based on common PSS-10 guidelines, though they can vary slightly in different contexts.